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To: tktom who wrote (13193)	1/21/2000 8:00:00 PM
From: EPro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20297

Thought this might interest the board -- received this from Transpoint today. Interesting that in the list of "COMPANIES THAT OFFER ONLINE BILLS IN YOUR AREA" they leave off the only one I actually receive bills from, Con Edison. But its looks from this that T-Point has developed pay anyone capability. Happy year 2000! This edition of the TransPoint? Update contains information about our upgrade of the service, which will occur on Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23. The upgrade will expand your online payment options and offer you some other great new features. During this weekend, the TransPoint service will be temporarily unavailable. For details about service availability this weekend and a quick preview of our new features, see "BIG THINGS COMING SOON", below. This newsletter also brings you the latest news and announcements about the TransPoint Internet Payment service, keeping you up to date on service features and available billers. If you would rather not receive announcements such as this in the future, just click here: mailto:unsub-tp-news@tp.transpoint.com. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US Thanks for choosing to pay your bills electronically using the TransPoint? online payment service. The TransPoint service may be new to you, but the companies behind it-Microsoft Corporation, First Data Corporation, and Citibank-are not. We're dedicated to providing you with the best Internet payment service available. By now, we hope you too have discovered why so many people are switching to TransPoint Internet Payment. It's fast, convenient, and secure-and it lets you manage your bills with a flexibility you just can't get by writing checks, stamping envelopes, and mailing payments. BIG THINGS COMING SOON Would you like to be able to use the TransPoint Internet Payment service to pay any bill, or to send a check to virtually any company or person in the United States? Soon, you'll be able to do just that. We're expanding the TransPoint Internet Payment service to make it possible for you to pay over 750 of the largest companies in the United States. Or, if you want, you can pay anyone with a U.S. mailing address-whether they have Internet access or not! We can also make it easy for you to keep up with your payments by sending you e-mail reminders. You'll have the option of receiving a weekly e-mail message summarizing your TransPoint Internet Payment account activity, and a separate e-mail message that notifies you every time you receive a new online bill or message. The TransPoint Internet Payment service will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday and Sunday, January 22 and 23, while we complete the upgrade. This upgrade will not affect payments that have already been scheduled. If you've requested that a payment be made during this time, it will be delivered as scheduled. And as always, our customer service representatives will be available to assist you. Watch for our service upgrade announcement next week. It will give you the details about all of our great new features. COMPANIES THAT OFFER ONLINE BILLS IN YOUR AREA The following companies now offer online bills in your area. If you currently receive paper bills from any of these companies and want to start receiving them online, you can do so now. Just log on to ebills.transpoint.com and click Customer Service in the menu bar at the top of the screen. - GTE WIRELESS - MCI - MOBIL - XEROX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Here are answers to some of the more frequently asked questions that our support representatives have received in the last few months. Q. When will I be able to pay more companies using the TransPoint Internet Payment service? A. Starting next week! Watch for the announcement about our expanded service. You'll have the option of being able to send payments to anyone in the United States-companies and people. Q. Now that I'm registered, when can I start paying my bills? A. After you register, it takes five to ten business days to receive your activation code in the U.S. mail, to verify and activate your bank account information, and to process your billing account information with the companies you sign up to pay. When these steps are complete, you'll be ready to start paying your bills through the TransPoint Internet Payment service. Q. Why was my request to pay a specific company rejected? How do I contact the company? A. Make sure that you entered all of the required information on the E-Biller Sign-up form (name, account number, and billing address), and make sure you entered your account number just as it appears on your paper bill from that company. Incorrectly entered account numbers are a major reason why companies participating with TransPoint Internet Payment reject some customer sign-up requests. If the information you sent looks correct and your request was still rejected, contact the company's customer service department directly by using the telephone number or e-mail address on the company's paper bill. If you're signed up with a particular company and have a question about an online bill that you received from them, just click Request Support on the bill and submit the online form, or call their customer service number. OTHER QUESTIONS? If you have questions about the service or how it works, just visit ebills.transpoint.com and click the Help tab. You'll find answers to frequently asked questions, additional tips on how to use the service, and more. Or call (888) 546-7332 to speak with a customer service representative anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ====================================================================== TransPoint is an exclusive U.S. trademark of TransPoint. 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